Ⅲ.重点句型 1．...he seemed more like a human than a machine. ??他看上去更像个人，而不是台机器。 2．As she turned around, there_stood Gladys Claffern. 她刚一转过身去，就看到格拉迪丝· 克拉芬站在那儿。 3．It_was_then_that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window. 也就是在这个时候， 克莱尔才意识到托尼早就拉开了前窗的窗帘。 4．But even though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be rebuilt — you cannot have women falling_in_love_with machines. 但是，尽管托尼很聪明，他还得作一番改造——总不能让女人与 机器相爱吧。

Ⅰ.根据课文内容，选择最佳答案 1．Why did Tony open the curtains? A A．He wanted other women to see him and Claire, knowing there was no risk to Claire's marriage. B．He wanted the sunshine to shine up the room. C．He wanted to see if it was dark. D．He wanted to see if there was a car nearby.

3．What kind of robot was Tony according to the text? A．Tony was ugly and active. C B．Tony was elegant and unambitious. C．Tony was capable and helpful. D．Tony was rude and serious.

4．What happened to Tony at last? A．He was bought by Claire's friend. B．He continued doing the housework. C．He was taken away. D．He went into Glady's home.

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5．The passage mainly tells us ________. D A．the robot's facial expressions couldn't change like people B．the robot could do everything that man can C．an experiment tested out by the household robot Tony D．an experiment where a household robot was tested out

Ⅱ.根据课文内容，完成语法填空 for The company 1.________ which Larry worked was to have a newly experimented －made robot called Tony 2.________(experiment) with by his wife Claire alarmed at home. At the first sight of Tony, Claire felt 3.________(alarm). She it thought 4.________ was absurd that a robot should look so human, with his smooth hair, deep voice, tall and handsome body. For as 5.________ which long as three weeks, Tony wanted to help her to dress, 6.________ made Claire embarrassed and she refused him. But she was glad that Tony could make her home elegant, give her a new haircut and change her 7.________ makeup 8.________(improve) her home, he could also write out a list of To improve items for her to buy. And finally Tony helped Claire win the victory to be envied 9.________(envy) by those ladies like Gladys Claffern who Claire wanted to be like 10.________ what made us unbelievable was that Claire fell in love with Tony—a robot!

新课堂· 互动探究 1．Do you think it is possible for a robot to have its own needs and desires? 你认为机器人有可能有自己的需求和愿望吗？ 【语境感知】 ①We all desire happiness. 我们都渴望幸福。 ②He who desires honor is not worthy of honor. 期望得到荣誉的人不配得到荣誉。

③They greatly desired to come to China. 他们非常想到中国来。 ④My parents desire me to enter a key university. 我父母要我上一所重点大学。 ⑤He desired that he (should) be admitted into a key university. 他渴望他会被重点大学录取。

【知识拓展】 desire n.渴望；愿望；欲望，要求，渴求 vt.向往，希望得到，想要；要求，请求

【即境活用】 用所给词的适当形式填空 come (1)The old woman desired her sons and daughters come/to ________(come) and see her from time to time. (2)We desire that help ________(send) here without delay. be sent

2．satisfaction guaranteed包您满意 【语境感知】 ①She can look back on her career with great satisfaction. 回顾自己的经历她觉得心满意足。 ②In old age, he finally had the satisfaction of seeing the quality of his work recognized. 他在暮年终于目睹自己的作品得到赞赏，深感欣慰。 ③To the satisfaction of the teacher, his students all passed the exam. 使老师满意的是他的学生都通过了考试。 ④Playing tennis is one of his greatest satisfactions. 打网球是他最大的乐趣之一。

【即境活用】 单句语法填空 (1)Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he satisfies does ________(satisfaction) his boss. (2)His job is far from ________(satisfaction)． satisfactory

3．It was going to be tested_out by Larry's wife Claire. 这有可能被 Larry 的妻子 Claire 检测。 【语境感知】 ①This new switch mechanism hasn't been fully tested out. 这种新的开关装置尚未经过充分检验。 ②He is going to test out the result of the recitation. 他打算检查一下背诵的结果。 ③The soldiers will be tested out under the stress of war. 士兵们要接受战争压力的考验。

【知识拓展】

【即境活用】 完成句子 the test of time 经得起时间的考验)． Truth can stand ________________(

4．However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. 然而当她第一次看到那个机器人时，她害怕了。 【语境感知】 ①I am rather alarmed to hear that you are planning to leave the company. 听说你打算离开这个公司，我有些担心。 ②The Red Cross has sounded the alarm about the threat of famine. 红十字会已发出了饥荒威胁的警报。 ③Prison authorities have become increasingly alarmed at the number of prisoners trying to escape. 试图越狱的囚犯的人数之多令监狱方面越来越忧虑。

【即境活用】 用适当的介词填空 at (1)Everybody was alarmed ________ the news that war might break out. (2)He ________(拉响警报) when he saw a big fire break out. sounded the alarm

5．It_was_disturbing_and_frightening_that he looked so human. 机器人如此通人性，这使她觉得心烦和害怕。 【语境感知】 ①It was clear that Claire had fallen in love with Tony. 很显然，克莱尔已爱上托尼。 ②It seems unlikely that she will refuse the offer. 看来她不太可能会拒绝给她的帮助。

【知识拓展】 It是形式主语，that引导的从句是这个句子的真正主语，that从句 叫主语从句。 常用句型有： (1)It＋be＋adj.＋that从句 ③It is certain that Mike will do well in his exam. 迈克肯定会考得很好。 ④It is absurd that he believes the number 13 has brought him the bad luck. 他认为是13个数字给他带来了厄运，这太可笑了。 在表示建议、命令、要求、惊讶、喜悦、遗憾等意义的it结构 中，that从句的谓语动词常用(should) do/be的形式。

⑤It is important that we (should) be here by the weekend. 周末我们得待在这里，这很重要。 ⑥It is strange that he (should) do such thing! 真奇怪，他竟然做那种事！ (2)It＋be＋n.(or noun phrase)＋that从句 ⑦It is a pity that she refused to accept the suggestion. 真遗憾，她拒绝接受这个建议。 (3)It＋be＋动词的过去分词＋that从句 ⑧It is suggested that each student should sing a song at the party. 建议每个学生都在晚会上唱歌。

【即境活用】 用适当的词填空 It (1)________ is obvious that travel can broaden your horizons. (2)________ is no use complaining. It

6．Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. 克莱尔觉得，被一个机器人同情有点荒唐。 【语境感知】 ①She really overdid the sympathy. 她真是同情得过火了。 ②I have no sympathy for Jane, it's all her own fault. 我不同情简，那都是她自己的错。 ③The seamen went on strike in sympathy with the dockers. 海员举行罢工，以表示对码头工人的支持。 ④He gave the poor child much help out of symapathy. 出于同情，他给了这个穷孩子很多的帮助。

【即境活用】 完成句子 You should ________ ________ show sympathy for________(对??表示同情) the poor.

7．As a favour Tony promised to help Claire make herself smarter and her home more elegant. 托尼为让克莱尔高兴，答应帮助她，使她变得更时髦，使她的家 变得更高雅大方。 【语境感知】 ①Do me a favour and turn the radio down while I'm on the phone, will you? 劳驾，我在打电话时把收音机的声音调小点好吗？ ②Was he in favour of the death penalty? 他赞成执行死刑吗？

【知识拓展】 favour n.喜爱；恩惠 vt.喜爱；偏袒 ask a favour of sb.求某人帮忙；求某人做某事 do a favour for sb.帮某人忙，给某人做件事 be in?out of? favour?with?受宠?失宠?，得到?不受?偏爱 in favour of赞成，主张 in one's favour对某人有利 【即境活用】 完成句子 in favour of ________(支持) the plan. I'm ________ ________

8．As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops, he wrote out a list of items for her. 因为克莱尔不让托尼陪她去商店，所以托尼就给她写了份购物清 单。 【语境感知】 ①Please see accompanying booklet for instructions. 说明请参阅所附的小册子。 ②He accompanied a foreign visitor to the airport(station)． 他送外宾去机场(车站)。 ③Let me ask you to accompany me to the police station. 我得要求你陪我去一趟警察局。

⑥I'll stay here and keep you company. 我留下陪你。 ⑦Her companion, blamed for having caused the accident, had not been driving carefully. 她的同伴，因为没有小心开车造成了车祸而受到指责。

【即境活用】 用所给词的适当形式填空 (1)Tomorrow the mayor is to accompany ________(accompany) a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city. (2)Premier Li Keqiang visited the Red Square ________(accompany) accompanied by Russian President Putin.

9．As she turned_around,_there stood Gladys Claffern. 她刚一转过身去，就看到格拉迪斯· 克拉芬站在那儿。 【语境感知】 ①Turn around and let me look at your back. 转过身去，让我看看你的后背。 ②They had to turn away hundreds of people from a stadium because all seats were sold out. 他们不得不谢绝数以百计的观众，因为票已全部卖光。 ③The boy tried to join the army but was turned down because of poor health. 这个男孩想当兵，但因身体不好而遭到拒绝。

④You must turn in your equipment before you leave. 你离开部队时，必须缴回装备。 ⑤Everything turns out satisfactory. 结果一切令人满意。 ⑥He promised to come, but hasn't turned up yet. 他答应来，但尚未到。

【即境活用】 介、副词填空 up (1)None of us expected the chairman to turn ________ at the party. We thought he was still in hospital. back (2)It is getting dark and let's turn ________.

10．When Claire got home, she wept with_anger in her armchair. 克莱尔回到家后，坐在扶手椅子上气得直哭。 【语境感知】 ①Tom jumped with joy. 汤姆高兴地跳起来。 ②Mary blushed with embarrassment. 玛丽因难为情而脸红。 ③She trembled with fear at the sight of the snake. 看到那条蛇，她吓得浑身发抖。

[归纳拓展] with anger生气地 with wonder疑惑地 with embarrassment困窘地 with fear恐惧地 with dignity自尊地

【即境活用】 介词填空 with (1)He trembled ________cold. at (2)I was surprised ________ the news.

11．She cried out “Tony” and then heard him declare that he didn't want to leave her the next day and that he felt more than just the desire to please her. 她大叫一声“托尼”，然后听到他一本正经地说，第二天他不想 离开她，而且他并不满足仅仅使她开心。 【语境感知】 ①I declare this exhibition open. 我宣布这次展览会开幕。 ②The government has declared war on illiteracy. 政府已宣布要扫除文盲。 ③I declare this bridge open. 我宣布大桥正式启用。

【即境活用】 语法填空 were declared (1)The moment the 28th Olympic Games ________(declare) open the whole world cheered. to the government. (2)He declared his loyalty ________

12．What a sweet victory to be envied by those women! 被这些女士嫉妒是多么甜蜜的胜利啊！ 【语境感知】 ①I envy you having such a good friend. 我羡慕你有这么一位好朋友。 ②They looked at her new car with envy. 他们羡慕地看着她的新车。 ③He was filled with envy of me/at my success. 他十分羡慕我(我的成功)。 ④They left him out of envy. 他们出于妒忌离开了他。

⑤I'm so envious of you getting an extra day's holiday. 我真羡慕你得到一天额外的假期。

【即境活用】 完成句子 They looked at her latest purchase ________ ________(羡慕地)． with envy

新思维· 随堂自测 Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空 1．The result of his test seemed to be________________(satisfaction) ． satisfactory/satisfying Alarmed 2．________________(alarm) at the noise, the birds flew away. accompanied 3．The president appeared and was ________ (accompany) by six strong bodyguards. 4．The government passed a law that declared ________ (declare) it illegal to catch and sell this kind of animals. having 5．I envy you ________(have) such a close family. 6．He walked in and saw her sitting on the floor, ________(pile) piling books into a box.

Ⅱ.用所给短语的适当形式填空

To my satisfaction 1．________ ________ all the problems have been solved. were alarmed atthe fire in the forest. 2．We ________ much ________ 3．This model had been ________ tested out before it was put into production. 4．The child doesn't want to ________ be left aloneat home. Out of________ sympathyfor the homeless children he gave them shelter for the 5． night.

6．A number of old people raise pets to keep ________. themselves company 7．I was quite disappointed that nobody was in________ favour of my proposals. ring up 8．To get help in time, you should ________ the police ________ at once. reached for/is reaching for 9．The little boy ________ the model plane on the shelf. rather ， in the 10．My father got home very late last night, or ________ early hours this morning.